Archer-Daschle-Midland

Updated Nov. 21, 2003 12:01 a.m. ET

If Republicans finally pass their extravagant energy bill this weekend, we hope they take a moment to thank the one man who above all others will have made it possible: Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle.

The cornucopia of special interest energy payoffs slid through the House earlier this week but has hit a snag in the Senate. East and West Coast liberals complain it lacks conservation measures. A few Republicans are appalled by its...